The Cecil Whig., 1887-04-30
Rev. J. F. Otis will preach at Crouch

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A literary and musical entertainment
| for the benefit of the Presbyterian Sunday
School library of this town, will be given at
Odd Fellows Hall ON the evening of May
18th.
Fathers LYONS, Farley and Alexander,
all OF Wilmington, visited Rev. ). ID. Carey
this week Father Alexander is German
priest of the Benedictine order, and made a
special visit to the German members of the
congregation.
The crazy tea given in the Chapel OF
the Elkton Presbyterian church by the
| Young Peoples Association of the church
| was success. y considerable sum was
netted and will be used towards purchasing
a new library for the Sunday school.
Mr.. David T. Wilson, prominent
business man of Newark, Del, died on
| Monday last of pneumonia at his residence
Linden Hall. The funeral was held on
Wednesday afternoon. Tue deceased was
an uncle of Mr.. Frank Scott of this town.
Owing to the iuclemancy of the weather
| the entertainment given last Thursday by
| the ladies of the Glasgow Presby terian
church the attenance was not as large as
was expected aud the performance will be
| repeated on Thursday night May 9TH. Re-
| freshmeuts will be served at the close.
Mrs. Mary Mccullough widow of the
late James H. Mccullough, a prominent
merchant of Cherry Hill, died on Saturday
| last after a long illness, aged 50 years. She
left no children. The funeral took place on
Tuesday morning.
William j. Jones and Clinton McCul-
Tough, Esq, trustees, advertise at trustees
sale In The WHIG of this week number
of building lots of the Hiss property on
High street between Bridge street and Sin
gerly avenue. These lots are among the
among the most desirable within the town
limits.
States Attorney Daniel Bratton as trus-
tee on Tuesday sold at the court house door
the farm of the late VIM. Thompson, con-
ssting of 81 acres of land, improved by
frame house, barn, etc, situated in the
Fifth district i've miles from North East,
to John b. Tyson and James A. Davis for
81 ,O20 JAS. Ii. Lynch was the anctloneer.
John G. Hndman, auctioneer for VIM.
S. Evans Esq, trustee, on Tuesday morn
ing sold at public sale at the Court House
door the farm of the late John Burlin, con-
siSting of 223 acres, in the Sixth district,
one mile and-a-half from Colora. After
considerable competition il was knocked
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phia for ST, 225.
The Cherry Hill NJ. E. Sunday School
elected officers for the ensuing year on Sun
day last. They are as follows: Superinten-
daut, l.. T. X. Ward assistant superinten-
liant, Miss Annie NJ. McCauley; treasurer,
Mrs. NJ attic Smith; secretary, Chas. Spence;
librarian, Charles Peacock; assistant Ii
braran, Thomas Miller; chorister, Mrs
Martha Porter: organist. Miss Dollie Miller;
assistant orsanist, Miss Laura Grant.
A special from Nyack to New York
daily states that s'The District Attorney of
Rock land county says Judge Cullen of
Bro oklyn will hold special term of court
at New York City after the close of the
Rockland Oyer and Terminer in May, for
the purpose Of retrying the Rev. DIR. George
K. Bristor, of Spring Valley, for assaultirg
Ida Downs domestic Ill his employ. The
case was tried last spring and the jury dis
agreed.
DIR. James Lambert Neasey, we'll known
in the lower districts of Cecil county, died
at his residence near Summit Bridge, Del,
last Saturday morning of pneumonia. DIR.
Neasey studied medicine under DR.. Thomas
\. Roberts of Cecilton, and began the prac-
tice of his profession at Glasgow in 1872
He was over 20 years old, and leaves wife
and one son. His funeral took place on
Wednesday afternoon. The interment was
at Bethel cemetery in this county.
-Burdele Poore, aged two years and
seven months, child of Mary 4. Poore who
lives a bout two miles from Ekton, on the
Nottingham road, was committed on We'd
nesday by magistrate A. j. Scott, of this
town, to the Nursery and Childs Hospital
at Baltimore, its mother being charged with
bad habits and vicious conduct: This was
done under the new act of 1856. The justice
cautioned the mother to be circumspect in
her conduct or he would commit her to the
House of Correction.
1t appears strange that the telephone
shonld pay in a small county like Kent
and not be supported in Cecil. The Kent
county (Md.) telephone company held a
meeting recently at Chestertown and their
treasurers report showed: Amount received
| S2,O0S 10; paid out for all expenses SIGH SO:
balance, S363J3 This is not very large
| balance, but better than none at all. The
| transcript says if the outrageous charges
of the Bell company for their phones are
ever reduced the line will become a paying
| concern, well AS public convenience.
deborah Bratcher, an aged colored wo-
man, died at Milington, Kent CO., Md, on
| April IL, after two days illness uuder very
| suspicious circumstances. On Thursday,
| the day on which Sue was taken sick, she
ate stewed tomatoes, prepared by her grand
daughter $ lrah, which she said did not taste
right. The coffee had similar taste and the
| old lady refused to drink it, Sarah left on
| the day OF the funeral with her father for
parts unknown in New Jersey. The stom-
ach OF the old woman is now in the hands
of chemist, and the Kent county author
tiles are investigating the matter.
Mrs. David Tucker, residing near Prin-
cipio Furnace, slipped on slight obstruc-
tion, and fell, while walking, Monday
breaking her left arm. Dr. Housekeeper
adjusted the fracture. Mrs. Tucker seems
to be fated to severe accidents. Within the
last ten years she has had her skull trac-
tured, by being thrown from sleigh, and
| when it healed it wasagain broken, by plaster
ing falling from the ceiling of an old build
ing; later her shoulder was broken, and she
| had one of her wrists fractured, and now
she has a broken arm.-Hucre de Grace Re
publican.
| The legislature of Delaware at its last
session passed an act divorcing Mary Eliza,
beth from James IL. Manley. The parties
are colored and are believed to be the first
colored couple ever divorced by a Delaware
| legislature. James IL. Manley, who writes
| Rev. before his name is the son of Clayton
Manley of this town. He is at presen
| preaching in North Carolina and has beer
dubbed Doctor of Divinity. Our readers
will recollect that several years since the
Rev. Mr.. Manley's name was connected
Virginia. His wife, who is fine looking
mulatto, left him ut that time. She kept
store at the East end of High street wher